Courtesy of a new Amazon Japan listing for the next issue of the Transformers Generations Volume 1, we have our look at the exclusive figure being offered. This year it is repaint of the Transformers Classics Astrotrain mold as Trainbot Shouki. Additional pictures from Hero-x show the figure in full and in all three modes. Also revealed is Shouki’s Targetmaster partner, Daniel, which is a reuse of the Powercore Combiner minicon Groundspike. In space shuttle mode, Shouki reveals a Decepticon symbol, which along with Daniel’s color scheme, acts a secondary homage to Micromaster Skystalker. This figure will be available as a bonus only if you order the new Generations book. No word yet on when it will be made available to order.
For now, enjoy this really cool and unexpected character choice and discuss on the 2005 Boards!
UltraPrimal
OK, that is so crazy and cool! That's like Reverse Convoy cool. I kind of want this guy now.
[Wing_Saber-X]
still meh. But do want to see Go Shuta's box, thou. :d
Ricochet
Yuki Oshima's art is always cool – without pedo girls.
Autovolt 127
I still kind of see it more as Astrotrain than Shouki but that's just because of the black and white colouring.
barrelks
Can't really swing it right now. Though I love my classic molds (and hope to get it someday), the botmode just screams Astrotrain too much for me to consider it as anything else.
DethPike
Stepper and Artfire I had to have…. Shouki? Meh… without the other 5, I'm not really into it.
Matt_M
Cool. Any mention of a release date?
Matty
Box art revealed:
Million Publishing 2014 Exclusive Shouki Box Art Revealed – Transformers News – TFW2005
destrongerlupus
I was totally disinterested (The trainbots are boring as sawdust, and the 3-change gimmick felt ill-placed)….until I fully grasped the whole "Infiltrate the Counter Arrow" theme going on….yeah, that's awesome.
I wonder how they'll place the comic timeline wise…Given it's a Headmaster era charcater and Danny invading Victory Destron territory…I'm betting it takes place while Danny's still a kid, and the plot will somehow hang on Deathy's weak spot for little tikes.
D/L
[Wing_Saber-X]
hmm, pretty decent all things considered…
Nightrain
I like the idea but not for $100. I'd rather buy a vintage one.
Edgewise
$110 including the book, "only" $100 for just Shouki/Daniel
Cloudraker
BBTS preorder is now up for $110.
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TCJJ
It looks nice, but that mould hasn't aged well (although it's probably aged the best out of the Classics moulds), and…. I just don't care enough. I would like to get Heavytread eventually, though, because the Minicon does look pretty cool.
PoweredConvoy
Million Publishing / Hero-X seems intent on homaging Japanese original characters as of late (Stepper, Artfire, Shouki). I think it's nice as these characters (short of Stepper / Ricochet) would likely never get any love any other way.
Plus at least with MP / HX doing these figures, they go the extra mile that none of the other groups would be including extra figures with them (Nebulon, Sparks, Nightstick, and now Daniel). I think we have them to thank (at least in part) for Fun Pub stepping up and starting to include extras with their figures (like Catgut, Stylor, Frenzy, and Olin).
Randy
[Wing_Saber-X]
yeah this… Or at least we could hope that a proper combining CHUG version of the Trainbots/ Raiden would materialize somehow..
sigh….
The_Black_Sheep
I have an original Diaclone Raiden… but I have absolutely no desire to ever own this repaint. If they were going to homage this mold in Trainbot colours, they should have done it years ago. Why..?
Foster
Depends on your middleman. They have a retail of ¥ 5000 on the second page linked. ¥ 9800 for two.
DarkPrinceofKaon
Seems that people are really digging this!
I too, am surprise at the creativity behind this repaint and another shot at this mold is always welcome.
Though I think its cool, just not $100.00 cool. I think I'll pass and I'm O.K. with that as I scored both Stepper and ArtFire for both their original prices… Not to thrilled about that.
Hell, I'm still waiting for somebody to clearance of Magnificus. Wish Joel or Curt would hurry up already.